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Scripts sought for APAC’s 16th Original Play Festival

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Aloha Performing Arts Company has announced its request for new, unpublished scripts for its 16th annual Original Play Festival, which will be presented Aug. 12-16 at Aloha Theatre in Kainaliu.

Scripts of any length and on any subject will be accepted. This year, August is the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, and the 50th anniversary of Hawaii statehood. Scripts dealing with either of these subjects will be given special consideration.

Entries must be:

* Typewritten

* Bound

* Sequentially numbered pages

* Postmarked by May 1 and sent to: APAC OPF XVI, P.O. Box 794, Kealakekua, HI 96750

Each copy of the script must contain:

* A list of characters

* A brief description of the play

* Scripts should not contain the playwright’s name

One separate cover sheet with the title of the play and the playwright’s name, address, phone numbers, and email address must be included, unattached to the bound scripts.

Musical entries must be accompanied by three sets of performance quality CDs. Each set must contain all the songs with voice tracks, as well as all of the songs with accompaniment only tracks.

Plays selected will be mounted as staged readings, with minimal rehearsal, simple technical presentation, and actors holding scripts. 

The committee’s official selections will be made by mid June; notifications will be sent by late June; auditions for actor/readers will be held in early July; rehearsals will be conducted from mid July through mid August, and the festival will be presented Wednesday, Aug. 12 through Saturday, Aug. 15 evenings. 

A wrap up discussion and celebration will be held Sunday, Aug. 16, at which time the “Opie” award will be presented to the people’s choice of best script of the festival. The Opie award winning play will be presented to APAC’s season planning Kokua committee for consideration for possible inclusion in a future mainstage season.

— Find out more:

APAC: 322-9924, www.apachawaii.org

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